Outdoors Calendar

February 06, 2009

Aberdeen: North East Chapter of the Friends of NRA will be hosting its 10th annual fund-raising banquet at the Ramkota Hotel in Aberdeen. Social starts at 5 p.m., dinner at 7 and the live auction at 8:30. Tickets are $25 and sponsor tables are $275; call Arnie at 605-225-7884. FEBRUARY 13 South Dakota: Unit 2 Canada goose season ends. FEBRUARY 13-16 Nation: 12th annual Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 13-16. Volunteers take part by counting birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the event and reporting their sightings online at birdcount.org. Details: 800-843-2473. FEBRUARY 14 South Dakota: Light geese season by conservation order through May 3. Hunters allowed a daily limit of 20 geese with no possession limit. Season includes snow, blue and Ross' geese. South Dakota state parks and recreation areas: First day to make campsite reservations for May 15, which is Open House Weekend at South Dakota state parks and recreation areas. Details: CampSD.com. Lead: Governor's Snowmobile Ride. Details: 605-773-6671 or events@blackhills.com. FEBRUARY 15 Aberdeen: Whitetail Bowmen Frozen Foote Tournament, shoot 15 3D targets twice, registration 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Adults $10, Family $25, 12 and under $5, PeeWees, free. Details: Lonnie at 605-226-1873. South Dakota: Bobcat season ends. South Dakota: Portable tree stands and climbing devices must be removed lands owned, leased or controlled by GFP. FEBRUARY 17 Aberdeen: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Chapter committee meeting, 7 p.m., Ramkota Hotel Boardroom. Group wants volunteers to help with Big Game Banquet March 14. Details: Jon at 605-725-2552 or Kellie at 605-228-0414. FEBRUARY 21 South Dakota state parks and recreation areas: First day to make campsite reservations for Friday of Memorial Day weekend. Details: CampSD.com. FEBRUARY 22 Richmond Lake: Aberdeen Driftbusters Snowmobile Club Radar Run at 1 p.m. $7 for three runs down the track; proceeds going to charity. Special price for first 30 entrants. Registration from noon to 1 p.m. Details: aberdeendriftbusters.com. FEBRUARY 28 South Dakota: Cottontail rabbit season ends. South Dakota: Tree squirrel season ends. MARCH 2 Aberdeen: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Chapter committee meeting, 7 p.m., Ramkota Hotel Boardroom. Group wants volunteers to help with Big Game Banquet March 14. Details: Jon at 605-725-2552 or Kellie at 605-228-0414. MARCH 5 Fort Pierre: Day one of two-day South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission meeting from 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. at AmericInn, 312 Island Drive. MARCH 6 Fort Pierre: Day two of South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission meeting from 8 a.m.-noon at AmericInn, 312 Island Drive. MARCH 8 Nation: Daylight Standard Time ends at 2 a.m. and Daylight Savings Time begins. MARCH 9 Aberdeen: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Chapter committee meeting, 7 p.m., Ramkota Hotel Boardroom. Group wants volunteers to help with Big Game Banquet March 14. Details: Jon at 605-725-2552 or Kellie at 605-228-0414. MARCH 13 Aberdeen: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Chapter committee meeting, 7 p.m., Ramkota Hotel Boardroom. Group wants volunteers to help with Big Game Banquet March 14. Details: Jon at 605-725-2552 or Kellie at 605-228-0414. West Yellowstone, Mont.: 19th annual West Yellowstone World Snowmobile Expo. Details: snowmobileexpo.com. Aberdeen: Dakota Plains Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Big Game Banquet at Ramkota Hotel & Convention Center. Doors open at 5 p.m. with games and social, dinner and auction start at 7 p.m. Tickets: Paul and Gail Swanston at 605-226-0040. South Dakota: Mountain lion season ends (unless quotas met earlier). South Dakota: Black Hills beaver season ends. South Dakota: Black Hills muskrat season ends. South Dakota: East River muskrat season ends. South Dakota: East River beaver season ends. South Dakota: Light geese season ends. South Dakota state parks and recreation areas: Open House Weekend, free admission. Details: CampSD.com. Badlands: Primal Quest Badlands: the World's Most Challenging Human Endurance Competition. The sixth edition of the 10-day expedition adventure race of running, climbing, hiking, paddling and biking totaling 600 miles. Cost is $11,500 per four-person team. Details: sdvisit.com. South Dakota: Opening day of pheasant season. Nation: Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. and Daylight Standard Time begins. Yankton: 40th annual South Dakota Snowmobile Association convention at the Kelly Inn. ********2010**************** OCTOBER 16 South Dakota: Opening day of pheasant season. Send your outdoors calendar information two weeks in advance to jpapendick@aberdeennews.com.